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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Asphalt Smoother” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Asphalt Smoother” will probably not be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 48% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

56%

“Asphalt Smoother” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 56% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Construction Laborers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers.

Avg. Annual Salary $51,260
Avg. Hourly Wage $24.64
Available Jobs (US) 1,057,660
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Construction Laborers #47-2061
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Construction Laborers”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Install sewer, water, or storm drain pipes, using pipe-laying machinery or laser guidance equipment.

  • Spray materials, such as water, sand, steam, vinyl, paint, or stucco, through hoses to clean, coat, or seal surfaces.

  • Operate jackhammers or drills to break up concrete or pavement.

  • Operate or maintain air monitoring or other sampling devices in confined or hazardous environments.

  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.

  • Provide assistance to craft workers, such as carpenters, plasterers, or masons.

  • Apply caulking compounds by hand or caulking guns to protect against entry of water or air.

  • Perform site activities required of green certified construction practices, such as implementing waste management procedures, identifying materials for reuse, or installing erosion or sedimentation control mechanisms.

  • Place, consolidate, or protect case-in-place concrete or masonry structures.

  • Mix, pour, or spread concrete, using portable cement mixers.

  • Mix ingredients to create compounds for covering or cleaning surfaces.

  • Mop, brush, or spread paints, cleaning solutions, or other compounds over surfaces to clean them or to provide protection.

  • Position or dismantle forms for pouring concrete, using saws, hammers, nails, or bolts.

  • Erect or dismantle scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps, or other temporary structures.

  • Smooth or finish freshly poured cement or concrete, using floats, trowels, screeds, or powered cement finishing tools.

  • Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials, such as asphalt.

  • Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.

  • Position, join, align, or seal structural components, such as concrete wall sections or pipes.

  • Tend machines that pump concrete, grout, cement, sand, plaster, or stucco through spray guns for application to ceilings or walls.

  • Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, or compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, or rakes.

  • Control traffic passing near, in, or around work zones.

  • Read plans, instructions, or specifications to determine work activities.

  • Lubricate, clean, or repair machinery, equipment, or tools.

  • Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials.

  • Grind, scrape, sand, or polish surfaces, such as concrete, marble, terrazzo, or wood flooring, using abrasive tools or machines.

  • Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications.

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

Technologies & Software

  • Microsoft Word
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Procore AI
  • Autodesk Construction AI
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Autodesk Revit
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Buildots AI
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Sandblasters
  • Circular saws
  • Asphalt mops
  • Mowing equipment
  • Levels
  • Salamanders
  • Gin poles
  • Generators
  • Measuring wheels
  • Disc grinders
  • Robotic pipe cutters
  • Nail guns
  • Bale hooks
  • Gas leak detection devices
  • Tape measures
  • Smoke testers
  • Manlifts
  • Floats
  • Liquid propane torches
  • Wagon drills
  • Hydraulic chainsaws
  • Screeds
  • Masonry forklifts
  • Bench grinders
  • Air compressors
  • Ladders
  • Punches
  • Dump trucks
  • Cutoff saws
  • Laser guidance equipment for pipe placement
  • Scarifiers
  • Paddle mixers
  • Skid steer loaders
  • Hydraulic track-guided wall saws
  • Crowbars
  • Caulking guns
  • Sewer cleaner vactors
  • Scaffolding
  • Ride-on vacuum cleaners
  • Impact hammers
  • Laser screeds
  • Hydraulic boring machines
  • Hydraulic speed shoring equipment
  • Impact wrenches
  • Chip spreaders
  • Saws
  • Laser measuring devices
  • Two way radios
  • Forks
  • Vibratory plate compactors
  • Power drills
  • Power buggies
  • Bosun chairs
  • Trowels
  • Plaster mixers
  • Chipping guns
  • Cutout saws
  • Electric drills
  • Cable pullers
  • Rough terrain forklifts
  • Trenchers
  • Brick tongs
  • Loaders
  • Plasma cutters
  • Fencing pliers
  • Smudge pots
  • Kerosene burners
  • Reciprocating saws
  • Water tank trucks
  • Mortar hoes
  • Fall arrest systems
  • Chain saws
  • Asphalt kettles
  • Transit levels
  • Water levels
  • Jackhammers
  • Hand grinders
  • Laser levels
  • Plumb bobs
  • Brick carrier forks
  • Sidewalk sweepers
  • Floor sanders
  • Concrete pumpers
  • Bandsaws
  • Walk-behind compacting equipment
  • Road rollers
  • Asphalt saws
  • Demolition saws
  • Water samplers
  • Pressure washers
  • Air drills
  • Pavement breakers
  • Motor graders
  • Swing chairs
  • Walk-behind saws
  • Wire stretchers
  • Power screwdrivers
  • Torches
  • Post hole augers
  • Paint sprayers
  • Spirit levels
  • Earth tampers
  • Hammers
  • Brick hammers
  • Surveying rods
  • Spades
  • Air monitoring equipment
  • Electric boring machines
  • Crawler shovels
  • Forklifts
  • Carpenters' squares
  • Dynamite blasters
  • Welding hoods
  • Temperature probes
  • Slings
  • Remote pipe cameras
  • Hole cutters
  • Pneumatic staplers
  • Shielded arc welding tools
  • Jig saws
  • Picks
  • Tampers
  • Mortar mixers
  • Steam cleaning equipment
  • Drill presses
  • Hoists
  • Mud jacks
  • Steam jennies
  • Tuck pointers
  • Suction sweepers
  • Stucco spray guns
  • Pneumatic drills
  • Weed sprayers
  • Pedestal grinders
  • Adjustable wrenches
  • Scissor lifts
  • Hydraulic booms
  • Oxygen/acetylene torches
  • Floor saws
  • Tripods
  • Concrete mixers
  • Theodolites
  • Coring machines
  • Jet trucks for cleaning sewer lines
  • Concrete saws
  • Shovels
  • Sewer rodding machines
  • Swing stages
  • Snowplows
  • Winches
  • Rakes
  • Axes
  • Pickup trucks
  • Mattocks
  • Calipers
  • Oil distributors
  • Hammer drills
  • Robotic pipe cleaners
  • Cold chisels
  • Hydraulic rock drills
  • Hand trucks
  • Rotary hammers
  • Tappers
  • Stump cutters
  • Belt conveyors
  • Water spraying equipment
  • Protective suits
  • Carpenters' levels
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
  • Micrometers
  • Respirators
  • Guniting machines
  • Screwdrivers
  • Power sanders
  • Saber saws

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